8.5kg Front Load Whirlpool Washing Machine WFE1485BD Program Chart

AUS (GB) WFE 1485

A. Programme selector

B. Display

C. “Temperature” button

D. “Spin speed” button

(incl. “Rinse hold”)

E. “Start delay” button

F. “Start (Pause)” button

G. “Reset/Drain” button

H. “Favourites” button

Programme

Temperature

Care

Labels

2)

Max.

Load

PROGRAMME CHART

Type of wash/Notes

A kg - Respect the manufacturer’s recommendations on the care label

F

B

K

G

C

I

L

E H

D

J

I.

Programme sequence indication

Add garment Programme in process

Programme finished

J.

“Child lock” indication

K. “Detergent overdosage” indication

L. Red failure indications

❉

: optional / Yes : dosing required

Detergents and additives

Prewash

Main wash

Softener Prewash

Selectable options

Eco Easy ironing

Intensive rinse

Start delay Spin speed

Spin

Max

Spin

Speed rpm

(Antibacterial)

Cotton /

Coloured

Cotton /

Coloured

70 - 95 °C

60 °C

20 - 50 °C

8.0

8.5

8.0

Normally to heavily soiled bed linen, table linen and underwear, towels, shirts etc. made of cotton and linen.

At a temperature of 80°C or more, this programme eliminates bacteria, ensuring sanitization of your laundry. The bacteria removal efficiency has been tested following a similar methodology to the NF EN 13697 standard of Nov. 2001.

❉ Yes ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ 1400

Synthetics

20 - 60 °C

Delicates

Wool

Jeans

Big Items

Outdoor

20 - 40 °C

20 - 40 °C

20 - 40 °C

20 - 60 °C

20 - 60 °C

20 - 30 °C

20 - 60 °C

3.5

Normally soiled blouses, shirts, overalls etc. made of polyester (Diolen, Trevira), polyamide

(Perlon, Nylon) or blends with cotton.

❉

Yes

2.5

Curtains and delicate clothing, dresses, skirts, shirts and blouses.

2.0

Only woollens, labelled with the Woolmark and identified as machine washable.

This programme (40°C) is tested and approved by The Woolmark Company for machine washable wool.

2.0

7.0

3.0

3.5

8.0

Textiles made of silk, linen, wool and viscose marked as “handwashable”.

This programme (40°C) is tested and approved by The Woolmark Company for handwashable wool.

Normally soiled cotton jeanswear and garments made of robust jeanslike material such as trousers and jackets.

Blankets made of synthetic fibres; bed covers filled with feathers, polyester or other artificial fibres; sleeping bags, bathmats and similar items.

Normally soiled and sweaty sportswear made of cotton jersey or microfibres.

This programme includes a prewash cycle – you can add detergent also to the prewash chamber. Do not add any softener.

Normally to heavily soiled and robust bed linen, table linen and underwear, towels, shirts etc. made of cotton and linen.

Offers highest economy in energy consumption by prolonged washing duration. Ideal to be run overnight to additionally profit from the more favourable energy rates. To avoid noise of spinning at night, set spin speed to “0” and start spin programme in the morning, or define programme start with “Start delay” accordingly.

❉

— Yes

— Yes

❉

❉

❉

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

— Yes

❉

❉

❉

❉

❉

❉

—

❉

❉ ❉ ❉

❉ — —

— — —

— — —

❉ ❉ —

❉ — —

— — ❉

— — —

❉

—

—

—

—

❉

❉

❉

❉ ❉

1400

❉ ❉

❉ ❉

1000

1)

1000

1)

❉ ❉

400

1)

❉ ❉ max.

❉ ❉

1000

1)

❉ ❉ 1400

❉ ❉

1400

1)

2)

20 - 60 °C 6.0

Slightly to normally soiled textiles made of cotton and/or synthetics.

— Yes

❉ — — ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉

1400

Rinse & Spin

Spin

20 - 30 °C

—

—

—

—

3.0

Refreshes briefly worn outer clothing made of cotton, artificial fibres and blends with cotton.

Use lowest recommended detergent amount.

8.5

Same as the last rinse and the final spin in the “Cotton” programme.

8.5

In this programme spinning is intensive. Same as the spin cycle in the “Cotton” programme.

For improved garment care, spin speed is restricted in these programmes.

In this column are indicated the most suitable care labels, but not all which are possible to be treated with the programmes.

Cotton Synthetics Delicates

—

—

—

Yes

—

—

❉

❉

—

—

—

—

The wool and handwash cycles of this machine have been tested and approved by The Woolmark Company for the washing of

Woolmark garments labelled as “machine wash” or “hand wash” provided that the garments are washed according to the instructions on the garment label and those issued in this programme chart. M0702

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

❉

—

❉ ❉

1400

❉ ❉

1400

❉ ❉

1400

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The Sensor Technology automatically adapts Programme Time, Water and Energy consumption to the size of your wash load.

PROGRAMME DATA

Programme

Cotton (Antibacterial)

Cotton / Coloured**

Cotton / Coloured

Synthetics

Synthetics

Delicates

Wool

Handwash

Jeans

Big Items

Outdoor

SuperEco

Temperature

(°C)

95

60

40

60

40

30

40

40

40

40

30

60

40

Load

(kg)

8.0

8.5

8.0

3.5

3.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

7.0

3.0

3.5

8.0

6.0

Approx. Programme Duration

(hours : minutes)*

2:10

3:15

2:05

1:35

1:20

0:45

0:45

0:40

2:21

1:30

1:34

4:00

1:00 Daily load

Speed 30 3.0

0:15

* The time indicated on the display can deviate from the values in the table, because it takes into account the operation conditions applicable at that time.

** Reference programme for Energy and Water labelling.

“Variable spin” button

ADD DETERGENTS, CLOSE THE DOOR

AND SELECT THE PROGRAMME

Add detergent as indicated on the front page and as described in the chapter “Detergent and Additives” in your Instructions for Use.

The detergent can also be added as solution dissolved in warm water. Turn the programme selector to the desired programme; the light of the “Start (Pause)” button blinks. The

temperature and spin speed indicated on the display can be altered by pressing the “Temperature” button or the

“Variable spin” button .

SELECT ANY DESIRED OPTION

When the combination of programme and additional option(s) is not possible, the indication lights switch off automatically.

Unsuitable combinations of options are deselected automatically.

“Prewash” button

• Only for heavily soiled loads (for example sand, granular dirt).

Increases the cycle time by approximately 15 min.

• Do not use liquid detergent for the main wash when activating the “Prewash” option.

“Eco” button

• With a modified temperature profile and a prolonged washing duration, the optimum combination of good washing result and lower energy consumption is achieved.

“Easy ironing” button

• Reduces wrinkles by an increased water quantity and a very gentle spin.

“Intensive rinse” button

• More water is added and rinse cycle is prolonged.

• This option is particularly suitable for areas with very soft water or for washing baby linen, and helps people with allergies.

• Every programme has a predefined spin speed.

• Press the button to set another spin speed.

• If spin speed “0” is selected, the final spinning is cancelled but intermediate spin peaks remain during rinse. The water is drained out only.

• If you select “Rinse hold” , the laundry remains in the last rinse water without progressing to the final spin cycle, to avoid creasing and prevent colours from changing. To activate the

“Rinse hold”, press the “Variable spin” button repeatedly until the

“Rinse hold” symbol on the display lights up.

- The wash programme stops to “Rinse hold” when the

“Rinse hold” symbol on the display blinks; the light of

“Start (Pause)” button blinks as well.

- To terminate the “Rinse hold” by draining the water, without any spinning, press the “Start (Pause)” button .

- To terminate the “Rinse hold” by spinning the laundry, press the “Variable spin” button to select the desired spin speed and then “Start (Pause)” to start the spin cycle.

- Do not leave the laundry to soak for too long in the “Rinse hold”.

SAVE YOUR FAVOURITE PROGRAMMES

If there is a programme setting which you use frequently, the appliance offers the possibility to save one setting for each programme so that it can be used again by just pushing one button.

• Select the desired programme, temperature, spin speed and option(s), push and hold the “Favourites” button for at blinks and then lights up - the programme setting is saved.

Next time you want to use your individual programme setting, select the programme, push the “Favourites” button and start by pushing “Start (Pause)” .

If you want to replace the saved programme setting by another one, proceed as already described above.

START DELAY

The “Start delay” allows to run the machine at the consumer’s convenience, for example at night when electricity is cheaper. Do not use liquid detergent when activating the “Start delay”.

• Select programme, temperature, spin speed and options.

• Press the Start delay button to select one of the delay time steps between 0:30 and 23:00 hours.

• Press the “Start (Pause)” button .

The countdown of the delay time begins; the clock symbol next to the delay time and the colon between hours and minutes blink.

• The time delay indication disappears when the programme starts and it is replaced by the remaining programme time.

To cancel the “Start delay”

...before you press the “Start (Pause)” button:

• Press the “Reset/Drain” button , or set the start delay time to “0:00” - the delay time disappears after a few seconds.

...after having pressed the “Start (Pause)” button:

Press the “Start (Pause)” button - the delay time disappears from the display: press “Start (Pause)” again to start the selected programme immediately.

“ADD GARMENT” INDICATION

Before starting a programme, the symbol lights to show that the door can be opened to add more washing. As soon as you press

“Start (Pause)”, the door will lock until the end of the programme and must on no account be forced open. In case you have to open it urgently during a running programme, refer to

“Reset a running programme before the end”.

If you try to start a wash programme and the door is not properly closed, the “Add garment” indication will blink.

PROGRAMME START

Open the tap and press the “Start (Pause)” button blinking “Start (Pause)” button

; the

light becomes constant. The

“Add garment” indication goes out, and the lit bubbles indicate that the programme is in process. In some phases, the remaining programme time is newly calculated - if this is the case, the “6 th sense” indication on the display will fade, and the remaining programme time is replaced by an animation.

CHILD LOCK

Activating the child lock prevents children from starting a wash cycle or changing the settings of a running programme. The child lock cannot be activated or deactivated when the programme selector is in the “Off/O” position. To activate the child lock:

• Turn the programme selector to a programme position, or run a programme as usual.

• Press the “Temperature” and the “Variable spin” button simultaneously for at least 3 seconds. The “Child lock” symbol will shortly blink and then light up to indicate that the child lock is active.

The programme setting cannot be changed anymore; the only change possible is to switch the washer off by turning the programme selector to the “Off/O” position. To deactivate the child lock, proceed in the same way as for activating it.

RED FAILURE INDICATIONS

If one of the red failure indications on the display lights up, refer to the “Troubleshooting Guide” in your “Instructions for Use”.

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PROGRAMME END

• The display shows “End”, and the “Programme finished” indication lights up.

1. Turn the programme selector to the “Off/O” position.

2. Close the water tap.

3. Open the door and unload the machine.

• Leave the door ajar to allow the drum to dry.

• If you do not turn the programme selector to the “Off/O” position, all lights of the control panel go out after a few minutes to save energy - only “End” will remain on the display.

DETERGENT OVERDOSAGE INDICATION

The symbol will light up at the end of the programme if you used too much detergent. Use less detergent next time.

CHANGE PROGRAMME AND/OR OPTIONS

AFTER PROGRAMME START

1.

Press the “Start (Pause)” button programme. The light blinks.

to pause the

2.

Select the new programme, temperature, any options and another spin speed if you want.

3.

Press the “Start (Pause)” button again. The new programme continues at the same position where the previous programme was interrupted. Do not add detergent for this programme.

RESET A RUNNING PROGRAMME BEFORE

THE END

The “Reset/Drain” button cancels a programme before the end.

• Press the “Reset/Drain” button for at least 3 seconds; an animation appears on the display. Any existing water is drained out before the door can be opened.

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